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White Writers Join N-Word Debate
November 22, 2013"'You don't get it; you're white.' . . . doesn't work for me"; news organizations challenge White House on photo access; Al Jazeera testing S.F.-based Internet news network; Kennedy...
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"Worst of the Worst" Are All Black Men
November 25, 2013Tenn. paper catches heat for front page array of mug shots; Pryor, Rock regretted their use of the N-word; paid internships can increase diversity, writer contends; Sarah Palin doesn't...
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"Love, Peace and Soul!" And More
November 27, 2013Looking for the right holiday gift? Books by A. Peter Bailey, Jinx Coleman Broussard, Alfredo Corchado, Ericka Blount Danois, Lolis Eric Elie, Hattie Kauffman, Gil L. Robertson IV,...
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Caution Urged on Teen "Knockout" Story
December 2, 2013Information vacuum in "trend" of attacks by young blacks; councilman elected in media fail held on DUI, pot charges; Daily Kos calls Obama cartoon ape-like, racist; would greater...
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Garry D. Howard Out as Sporting News Editor
December 3, 2013Helped publication reinvent itself as web property (12/3/13); caution urged on teen "knockout" story; councilman elected in media fail held on DUI, pot charges; Daily Kos calls Obama...
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N.Y. Post Beats Back Racism Lawsuits
December 4, 2013Related harassment case has been "resolved"; Bashir resigns from MSNBC over Palin comments; U.S., Japanese reporters scuffle on Biden trip; Detroit crisis prompts $500,000 in grants to...
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Mandela's Way With Journalists
December 6, 2013Reverential but professional coverage for hero without peer; . . . journalists'"curiosity very difficult to satisfy"; . . . media not always eager to cover the movement; . . . Mandela...
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2,500 Journalists Descending on S. Africa
December 9, 2013 Commentators warn against turning Mandela into mush; 300 celebrate Elaine Rivera as a "kick-ass journalist"; glossing over the racism, sexism of the 1970s newsroom; did Obama take a...
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Praise, Disgust for S. Africa Coverage
December 11, 2013Reporters who've covered Mandela critique their peers; coverage of "selfie," Castro handshake called excessive; after faffe, KTVU to air documentary on Korean Americans; study details...
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Holder Puzzled by News Media Complaints
December 13, 2013"We try to be as transparent as can be"; . . . media faulted for failing to connect the dots; did the CIA help capture Mandela in 1962?; black film critics group honors "12 Years a...
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Rival Jeers Series on Child Homelessness
December 16, 2013N.Y. Times five-parter wins raves, but not from N.Y. Post; Mandela told a critical cartoonist, "but that is your job"; "Santa is not white, because Santa is not real"; "Code Switch"...
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R. Kelly Is Getting a Pass, Reporter Says
December 18, 2013"Nobody matters less to our society than young black women"; TMZ readers vote for N-word over "African American"; White House, journalists agree to expand media access; "Rape in the...
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Setback for Black TV-Station Ownership
December 20, 2013St. Louis brothers to give up stations in three cities; Mara Schiavocampo says goodbye to NBC News; Nikita Stewart; Rafael Pineda; Alex Wagner; Kai Jackson; Lynne K. Varner; Sean...
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Soothing the Senses, Shocking the Conscience
December 20, 2013 Richard Prince's Book Notes™: Stocking Stuffers (Part 2): Simeon Booker with Carol McCabe Booker; Stanley Crouch; Wil Haygood; Pilar Marrero; Steve Penn; Alison Stewart; Touré; Celia...
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Sanfuentes to Exit NBC, Seeks His "Next Big Thing"
December 24, 2013Only Latino to rise to network senior VP of news (12/24/13)Returning December 30Only Latino to Rise to Network Senior VP of NewsOnly Latino to Rise to Network Senior VP of NewsAntoine...
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Diversity's Greatest Hits, 2013
December 30, 2013A year in the quest for news media that look like America: Growing intolerance of intolerance, insensitivity; . . ESPN lists additional steps on cultural sensitivity; Unity is dead,...
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Jobless Critic Raises $4K to Stave Off Homelessness
January 1, 2014Craig Lindsey appealed on Internet for $900 to pay his rent; Robin Roberts' prominence makes coming out significant; NABJ ends year with $183,000 surplus, Butler says; Harris-Perry sorry...
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Damaged Boxers Making Writers Uneasy
January 3, 2014Some still say fighters fare better in ring than in streets; obit writers cautious on labeling radio talker a racist; Paula Madison wants out of money-losing WNBA team; Roberts...
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Harris-Perry's Apology Doesn't Quiet Controversy
January 6, 2014Politics, race, Mormonism and babies a volatile mix; NBCLatino's Chris Peña apparently leaves network; "SNL" hires black woman after auditioning two dozen; N.Y. Times finds War on...
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Why "Scandal" Ranks No. 1 With Black Viewers
January 8, 2014Passion, angst and pride that a black woman is the star; Hispanics choose novelas over English-language shows; sharp-tongued film critic denies heckling filmmaker; Janice Min adds...
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